Notification of Change in Representative Director of Yamaha Corporation

Notification of Change in Representative Director of Yamaha Corporation

The Board of Directors of Yamaha Corporation, at its meeting held on April 30, 2013, decided on the following change in the representative director. This appointment will be finalized at the meeting of the Board of Directors to be held on June 26, 2013, following the 189th Ordinary General Shareholders’ Meeting.

1. Changes in position

New Position

Name

Previous Position

Mitsuru Umemura

President and
Representative Director

President and
Representative Director

Takuya Nakata

Senior Executive Officer

Note: Mitsuru Umemura is scheduled to become Special Corporate Adviser on June 26.

2. Reason for changes

Accompanying the start of Yamaha’s new medium-term management plan, Yamaha Management Plan 2016, the Company will work to further grow and develop its business activities under a revitalized executive team led by a president from a younger generation.